Voice coil motor, camera module, and electronic device

Abstract

A voice coil motor, a camera module, and an electronic device. The voice coil motor includes a motor housing, and a fixed assembly and a moving assembly that are disposed in the motor housing. The fixed assembly and the moving assembly are sequentially disposed in a direction from a light incident side to a backlight side at an interval. The moving assembly is connected to the fixed assembly by using suspension wires. The fixed assembly includes an annular fastening part and a magnetic element. The moving assembly includes an annular circuit board and a flexible mechanism. A coil group is disposed on one side that is of the annular circuit board and that is close to the annular fastening part. One side that is of the moving assembly and that faces the backlight side is configured to connect to an image sensor circuit board.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A voice coil motor, used in a camera module, wherein the camera module comprises the voice coil motor and an image sensor assembly, and the image sensor assembly comprises an image sensor circuit board and an image sensor disposed on the image sensor circuit board; and the voice coil motor comprises:
 a motor housing, wherein the motor housing has a light incident side and a backlight side, and an incident hole is provided on the light incident side; and 
 a fixed assembly and a moving assembly that are disposed in the motor housing, wherein the fixed assembly and the moving assembly are sequentially disposed in a direction from the light incident side to the backlight side at an interval, and the moving assembly is connected to the fixed assembly by using suspension wires; 
 the fixed assembly comprises an annular fastening part, wherein a magnetic element is disposed on one side that is of the annular fastening part and that is close to the moving assembly; 
 the moving assembly comprises an annular circuit board defining a surface, wherein the annular circuit board connects to an external circuit by using-a flexible-mechanism including a flexible substrate disposed in contact with the surface of the annular circuit board, a coil group is disposed on one side that is of the annular circuit board and that is close to the annular fastening part, and an acting force generated between the coil group and the magnetic element after the coil group is energized drives the annular circuit board to move; and 
 one side that is of the moving assembly and that faces the backlight side is configured to connect to the image sensor circuit board, wherein when the moving assembly operates, the image sensor assembly is driven to move. 
 
     
     
       2. The voice coil motor according to  claim 1 , wherein a quantity of suspension wires is greater than or equal to three, and the suspension wires is scattered in a circumferential direction of the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       3. The voice coil motor according to  claim 1 , wherein an elastic element is disposed on one side that is of the annular fastening part and that is away from the moving assembly, one end of the suspension wire is connected to the elastic element, and the other end of the suspension wire is connected to the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       4. The voice coil motor according to  claim 1 , wherein the coil group comprises a plurality of coils, and the plurality of coils are scattered on a surface of one side of the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       5. The voice coil motor according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic element is an annular magnet matching a surface of the annular fastening part; or
 the magnetic element comprises a plurality of magnet blocks, wherein the plurality of magnet blocks are disposed on a surface of the annular fastening part in a circumferential direction. 
 
     
     
       6. The voice coil motor according to  claim 1 , wherein a connection part is disposed on the side that is of the moving assembly and that faces the backlight side, the connection part is configured to connect to the image sensor circuit board; and
 the connection part comprises a pad and/or a conductive plug connector. 
 
     
     
       7. The voice coil motor according to  claim 6 , wherein the flexible mechanism further comprises flexible arms connected to the flexible substrate, the flexible substrate is attached to the surface that is of the annular circuit board and that is close to the backlight side, and a free end of the flexible arm is fastened to the annular fastening part or the motor housing. 
     
     
       8. The voice coil motor according to  claim 7 , wherein the connection part is disposed on a surface that is of a flexible substrate and that faces the backlight side. 
     
     
       9. The voice coil motor according to  claim 7 , wherein a thermally conductive layer is disposed on each of a surface of one side that is of the flexible substrate and that is away from the annular circuit board and surfaces of the flexible arms. 
     
     
       10. A camera module, comprising a lens assembly, an image sensor assembly, and a voice coil motor, wherein
 the image sensor assembly comprises an image sensor circuit board and an image sensor disposed on the image sensor circuit board; 
 the voice coil motor comprises: 
 a motor housing, wherein the motor housing has a light incident side and a backlight side, and an incident hole is provided on the light incident side; and 
 a fixed assembly and a moving assembly that are disposed in the motor housing, wherein the fixed assembly and the moving assembly are sequentially disposed in a direction from the light incident side to the backlight side at an interval, and the moving assembly is connected to the fixed assembly by using suspension wires; 
 the fixed assembly comprises an annular fastening part, wherein a magnetic element is disposed on one side that is of the annular fastening part and that is close to the moving assembly; 
 the moving assembly comprises an annular circuit board defining a surface, wherein the annular circuit board connects to an external circuit by using a flexible mechanism including a flexible substrate disposed in contact with the surface of the annular circuit board, a coil group is disposed on one side that is of the annular circuit board and that is close to the annular fastening part, and an acting force generated between the coil group and the magnetic element after the coil group is energized drives the annular circuit board to move; and 
 one side that is of the moving assembly and that faces the backlight side is configured to connect to the image sensor circuit board, wherein when the moving assembly operates, the image sensor assembly is driven to move; 
 the lens assembly is disposed in a first through hole of the annular fastening part; and 
 the image sensor assembly is connected to the moving assembly, and is configured to block a second through hole of the annular circuit board, to obtain light that passes through the lens assembly. 
 
     
     
       11. The camera module according to  claim 10 , wherein a quantity of suspension wires is greater than or equal to three, and the suspension wires is scattered in a circumferential direction of the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       12. The camera module according to  claim 10 , wherein an elastic element is disposed on one side that is of the annular fastening part and that is away from the moving assembly, one end of the suspension wire is connected to the elastic element, and the other end of the suspension wire is connected to the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       13. The camera module according to  claim 10 , wherein the coil group comprises a plurality of coils, and the plurality of coils are scattered on a surface of one side of the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       14. The camera module according to  claim 10 , wherein the magnetic element is an annular magnet matching a surface of the annular fastening part; or
 the magnetic element comprises a plurality of magnet blocks, wherein the plurality of magnet blocks are disposed on a surface of the annular fastening part in a circumferential direction. 
 
     
     
       15. The camera module according to  claim 10 , wherein a connection part is disposed on the side that is of the moving assembly and that faces the backlight side, the connection part is configured to connect to the image sensor circuit board; and
 the connection part comprises a pad and/or a conductive plug connector. 
 
     
     
       16. The camera module according to  claim 10 , wherein the image sensor circuit board is connected to the annular circuit board, or the flexible substrate in the flexible mechanism. 
     
     
       17. The electronic device according to  claim 10 , wherein a quantity of suspension wires is greater than or equal to three, and the suspension wires is scattered in a circumferential direction of the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       18. The electronic device according to  claim 10 , wherein an elastic element is disposed on one side that is of the annular fastening part and that is away from the moving assembly, one end of the suspension wire is connected to the elastic element, and the other end of the suspension wire is connected to the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       19. The electronic device according to  claim 10 , wherein the coil group comprises a plurality of coils, and the plurality of coils are scattered on a surface of one side of the annular circuit board. 
     
     
       20. An electronic device, comprising a processor and a camera module, wherein
 the camera module comprises a lens assembly, an image sensor assembly, and a voice coil motor, wherein 
 the image sensor assembly comprises an image sensor circuit board and an image sensor disposed on the image sensor circuit board; 
 the voice coil motor comprises: 
 a motor housing, wherein the motor housing has a light incident side and a backlight side, and an incident hole is provided on the light incident side; and 
 a fixed assembly and a moving assembly that are disposed in the motor housing, wherein the fixed assembly and the moving assembly are sequentially disposed in a direction from the light incident side to the backlight side at an interval, and the moving assembly is connected to the fixed assembly by using suspension wires; 
 the fixed assembly comprises an annular fastening part, wherein a magnetic element is disposed on one side that is of the annular fastening part and that is close to the moving assembly; 
 the moving assembly comprises an annular circuit board defining a surface, wherein the annular circuit board connects to an external circuit by using a flexible mechanism including a flexible substrate disposed in contact with the surface of the annular circuit board, a coil group is disposed on one side that is of the annular circuit board and that is close to the annular fastening part, and an acting force generated between the coil group and the magnetic element after the coil group is energized drives the annular circuit board to move; and 
 one side that is of the moving assembly and that faces the backlight side is configured to connect to the image sensor circuit board, wherein when the moving assembly operates, the image sensor assembly is driven to move; 
 the lens assembly is disposed in a first through hole of the annular fastening part; and 
 the image sensor assembly is connected to the moving assembly, and is configured to block a second through hole of the annular circuit board, to obtain light that passes through the lens assembly; 
 the processor is electrically connected to the image sensor assembly, to obtain data of the image sensor.